Month: April 2014
Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Sarah Yager for The Atlantic. To read the complete article, check out others, and obtain subscription information, please click here. Illustration: Rami Niemi * * * Can a person be…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Perry Evans, chief executive of…
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Here is a brief excerpt from an article co-authored by Katty Kay and Claire Shipman for The Atlanic. In it, they review evidence shows that women are less self-assured than men—and that to succeed, confidence matters as much as competence.…
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Power Cues: The Subtle Science of Leading Groups, Persuading Others, and Maximizing Your Personal Impact Nick Morgan Harvard Business Review Press (2014) A rigorous and comprehensive exploration of where and what determine the value of interactions [comma] for better or…
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The hallmark of innovation is surprise. No surprise, nothing new. Nothing new, no interest. No interest, no value. Therefore, creating surprise is a crucial step in creating value through innovation. The first step in surprising others is to surprise yourself.…
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Although specific percentages vary, all of the most recent research studies indicate that, on average, less than 30% of employees in an organization are actively, productively engaged; the others are either passively engaged (“mailing it in”) or actively engaged in…
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Adam Bryant conducts interviews of senior-level executives that appear in his “Corner Office” column each week in the SundayBusiness section of The New York Times. Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Ruth Rathblott, chief executive of…
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MOOCs: Opportunities, Impacts, and Challenges: Massive Open Online Courses in Colleges and Universities Michael Nanfito CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2013) How and why MOOCs offer learning opportunities that, for millions of people, would otherwise be unavailable Early in his narrative,…
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Here is an excerpt from an article written by Jac Fitz-enz for Talent Management magazine. To read the complete article, check out all the resources, and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines…
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The Gene Krantz Dictum: “Failure is not an option”
In January of 1967, three astronauts — Virgil I. (“Gus”) Grissom, Edward H. White II and Roger B. Chaffee — were incinerated on the ground while conducting some pre-launch tests for what was to have been Apollo 1. In Innovation…
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